Marriage Contract. Manuscript in Hebrew composed in Persian cursive script on paper uniting the bridegroom Chaim ben Yehudah with the bride Miriam.

AUCTION 59 | Thursday, June 20th, 2013 at 1:00

Fine Judaica: Ceremonial Objects and Works of Art

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Lot 172

(KETHUBAH).

Marriage Contract. Manuscript in Hebrew composed in Persian cursive script on paper uniting the bridegroom Chaim ben Yehudah with the bride Miriam.

Text within stylized frame, dense geometric decorative borders including birds and floral patterns. With two larger birds at top surrounding urn with flowers. Few stains and small tears. Laid onto mat. 17 x 14 inches.

Hamadan (Persia), 28th Shevat, 1861:

Est: $1,000 - $1,500

Recorded in the biblical Book of Ezra, Hamadan, located in North-western Iran, has had a pre-modern Jewish settlement since the 10th-century. The city is also believed to be the traditional site of the tomb of Mordechai and Esther.